Should you flush the engine or not?
In this section: 22 articles
- What is engine flushing
- Flushing and flushing oil
- How and when to flush an engine
- Should you flush the engine or not?
- Is engine flushing necessary? (genuine oil)
- To flush or not to flush the engine? (genuine oil, no counterfeits)
- Is a flush needed? (genuine oil)
- On engine flushing (no flushing needed)
- Does the engine need flushing? (quality oil, no counterfeits)
- To flush or not to flush the engine? (detergent additives in oil)
- Flushing the engine when changing the oil
- Flushing when changing engine oil
- Is a flush needed? (detergent additives)
- On engine flushing (detergent additives in the oil)
- Do you need to flush the engine?
- Is engine flushing necessary? (detergent additives)
- On engine flushing
- On engine flushing (flushing additives in the oil)
- Does an engine need flushing?
- In brief: about engine flushing...
- To flush or not to flush the engine? (how to flush it correctly)
- Does the engine need flushing? (how to flush it correctly)
What does "flushing the engine" commonly mean? Most car owners associate this phrase with some kind of chemical (along the lines of a "5-minute engine flush") added to the old oil before it's drained, after which you can pour in the new oil, or with a special flushing oil poured in between the "old" oil and the "new."
In reality, it's better not to contaminate engine oil in the first place! And if you really do need to flush it, it has to be done with the least possible harm to the engine...